Buckeye Big Buck Club · ODNR record book
Ohio big buck records
Every officially scored buck in Ohio’s record book, ranked by net score. Typical bucks start at 140 inches, non-typical at 160.
Source: Buckeye Big Buck Club record book (ODNR), retrieved Sep 15, 2026. How the records work
Where they were taken
Hardin County: 36 entries.
Ranked by net score
36 of 21,879 entries match
- #1Typical180 2/8Tim Campbell
- #2Typical175 1/8Donald O Braun
- #3Typical174 1/8Tracey Sieiler
- #4Non-typical166 5/8Greg Howard
- #5Typical159 4/8O'Neal Wireman
- #6Typical159 3/8Geoff Oates
- #7Typical158 7/8Brock Burden
- #8Typical154 4/8Calvin Kraft
- #9Typical154 0/8Gary Oates
- #10Typical152 0/8Dana Putman
| # | Hunter | Score | Year | County |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #11 | Eric Swigart New Carlisle | 151 7/8 | 1999 | Hardin |
| #12 | Brian G Plott Kenton | 151 3/8 | 1991 | Hardin |
| #13 | Don Reed Belle Center | 151 3/8 | 1994 | Hardin |
| #14 | Andy Horner Kenton | 150 7/8 | 1991 | Hardin |
| #15 | Jay Messenger Forest | 150 7/8 | 1995 | Hardin |
| #16 | Tim Rader Rushsylvania | 150 6/8 | 1992 | Hardin |
| #17 | Mike Hastings Kenton | 150 4/8 | 1994 | Hardin |
| #18 | Nathan Manns Kenton | 150 3/8 | 1995 | Hardin |
| #19 | Ray Davis, Jr Dunkirk | 149 5/8 | 1990 | Hardin |
| #20 | Shawn Jordan Lewistown | 149 2/8 | 1991 | Hardin |
| #21 | John Alberts Lima | 147 1/8 | 1993 | Hardin |
| #22 | Carol S Oates Kenton | 146 6/8 | 1993 | Hardin |
| #23 | Vern Boecher Forest | 146 4/8 | 1994 | Hardin |
| #24 | Wes Hipsher Dunkirk | 146 4/8 | 1999 | Hardin |
| #25 | John Rettig Ada | 145 7/8 | 1990 | Hardin |
| #26 | Don Dodds Kenton | 145 4/8 | 1994 | Hardin |
| #27 | David Newland Mt. Victory | 145 3/8 | 1993 | Hardin |
| #28 | Robert Houser Circleville | 143 7/8 | 1994 | Hardin |
| #29 | Jerry Oates Ada | 143 1/8 | 1995 | Hardin |
| #30 | Ben R Barry Kenton | 141 5/8 | 1994 | Hardin |
| #31 | Tony Trent Kenton | 140 7/8 | 1992 | Hardin |
| #32 | Gary L Weaver Marion | 140 5/8 | 1997 | Hardin |
| #33 | Howard Sealscott Lima | 140 5/8 | 1994 | Hardin |
| #34 | Jerry Badertscher Ada | 140 2/8 | 1993 | Hardin |
| #35 | Melvin Swigart New Carlisle | 140 0/8 | 1994 | Hardin |
| #36 | Tony Messenger Forest | 140 0/8 | 1999 | Hardin |